19x09 - Blind Taste Test

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[narrator] Previously on Hell's Kitchen…

There's no way that I was
the worst-performing f*cking chef tonight.

Jordan exploded.

Nikki had the cooked steak.

She had two come back not seared,
one come back overcooked.

You're a grown-ass woman. Suck it up.

[narrator]
In the next morning's challenge,

both teams
rolled for their ingredients by playing…

Craps.

-"M"!
-Monkfish?

-Monkfish?
-[Mary Lou] I've never cooked monkfish.

I don't know why I would say monkfish.

[narrator] With the teams tied,
Chef Ramsay called for…

The two best dishes.
Nikki, Cody, please, pass me your dish.

-Delicious.
-…and named…

-Cody on the Blue Team.
-…as the winner.

[cheering]

Boom! Ding, ding, m*therf*cking ding.

-[phone rings]
-[narrator] After a surprise phone call…

I need to see everybody
in the dining room immediately.

-[Amber] Heard, Chef.
-[Jordan] Go, girls.

…and a surprise announcement…

Tonight, one of you
will be leaving the competition.

…Chef Ramsay had Nikki and Cody nominate…

Lauren and Jordan.

Marc and Amber.

Step forward, please.

[narrator]
But there was yet another surprise.

All of you are about to cook
for your lives.

Let's go.

[narrator] While the chefs
cooked their hearts out…

[Amber] Man down!

This is do or die. Now or never.

Whoo! Now it's a party.

I'm in the zone right now.

…Marc and Amber survived.

[Cody] Yeah!

-[gasps]
-Don't do that to me again.

Do you understand?

-Heard.
-Ooh.

[narrator]
But in the end, it came down to…

Lauren and Jordan, please step forward.

…and Chef Ramsay said goodbye to…

Lauren, give me your jacket, please.

…ending her dreams of becoming head chef
at Hell's Kitchen Lake Tahoe.

And now,
the continuation of Hell's Kitchen.

-[Cody] Incoming.
-[Kori gasps]

-Hey!
-[all cheer]

Thank God!

I'm so happy to see you.

[Jordan] Can I cry now? [laughs]

Feeling pretty good.
Busted a lot of ass to get here.

Been on the chopping block
more than anybody else has.

But I'm still here. I'm still standing.

-This is our team right now.
-Final four.

Fab four.

Uno, dos, tres, cuatro.

[Declan] You all right?

[Amber] It just doesn't make sense to me.

The fact that Cody would put me up over
Adam is, you know, frustrating. [sniffles]

There are so many characteristics
of a good leader that you need,

and there are people on the Blue Team
that don't possess those things.

When you're talking
about somebody being a leader,

Adam doesn't take that serious.

He's cocky, and he's negative,
and he's a little shitty.

Those things matter.
And that's what's hard for me.

Brush all that under the carpet,

and right now,
do what you know what to do.

-Just cook.
-Yeah.

-[sighs]
-[Cody] What a day.

It could've been you up there today.

Even if I go up, I'm not leaving.

[Cody] Do not get cocky.

I already know that I'm top two for sure
in this competition.

I have my own game plan.

Let them think that I'm not a threat
until it really matters.

I just feel like
you're living off the assumption

that you're gonna get there
no matter what.

You're gonna wear that bandana like that?
You look like an Irish baker. [laughs]

Put one of Mary Lou's wigs on.

-Yeah. There you go.
-Mary Lou!

I am not wearing a f*cking wig.

Get the blond one.

Come on. Come with me.

-[Declan] Oh!
-Whoo-hoo!

Oh, my gosh,
you're gonna be a beautiful mermaid.

Oh, yeah.

-I'm not going to live this down.
-Nope. No, you won't.

Ladies and gentlemen,
the newest member of the Blue Team!

-[all cheering, applauding]
-Oh, my God!

[laughing]

All right. What is your name?

-[Declan] It's actually Donna.
-Double-D Donna.

I am a good chef, you know?

[women laugh]

Whatever I cook, it's gonna be awesome.

Whatever I put on the plate,
it's the greatest.

Deep down, we all know Donna is the best.

I'm such a wild tiger of a woman.
Yeah! You know what I'm saying.

-Don't be jealous.
-Don't hate me 'cause you ain't me.

[all laugh]

Let's go. Please, take a seat.
Do you like what I've done with the place?

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-Adorable.

We've transformed Hell's Kitchen

into the most amazing
' s Vegas-style diner.

I've been working
to prepare a treat for you all.

-Guys, don't look so nervous. Relax.
-[Jordan laughs]

Marino, please. Let's go.

-Eccolo.
-[Ramsay] Uh--

-Oh, my…
-[all laugh]

[Nikki] Marino! You look fantastic.

Here comes Marino with a cart of, like,
these really awesome-looking milkshakes.

-Amazing. Thank you.
-What's really going on here?

Is it too good to be true?

The soda jerk. What a fitting name.

[Marc] If you know
anything about Chef Ramsay,

you're waiting
for the second shoe to drop.

-Kori.
-Yes, Chef.

I made you this delicious shake.

Take a little sip,
and tell me what you're tasting.

It's definitely hard to be told,
"Taste this. What is it?"

Your taste buds go completely flat,
and your brain goes completely bonkers.

It has no idea what it's tasting.

A little garlic in there?

What?

-Tastes like--
-G-- No way!

That is a delicious mango. Yes?

Oh. Yeah, I can taste it now.

Mary Lou, this one
you should be able to get. [chuckles]

-Is it pineapple?
-Come on. Don't overthink it.

I'm very surprised that the other chefs
are having such a hard time

deciphering
what type of milkshake they have.

-Hazelnuts.
-[chuckling] For God's sake.

-Root beer.
-Now I'm scared.

[Nikki] We all know what food tastes like,

or I would hope that we all know
what food tastes like at this point.

-Oh, it's peanut butter.
-That's right. Well done.

I feel like it was pretty obvious.
Not to toot my own horn.

Well, here's the thing.

Shakes aren't the only thing
on the menu today.

[all cheer]

-[Jordan] Blind taste test.
-How cool is that?

Sharpen those palates.

Let's go, baby.

Blue Team is going to win today.
I know it. We've got good palates.

This is the one challenge
that comes back year after year.

It's where the chefs
separate themselves from the cooks.

Of course, just as in dinner service,

where one chef's palate

has huge consequences
for the other chefs in the brigade,

today's challenge will as well.

Whilst each one of you is tasting,

one of your teammates will be seated
in a booth over there.

If you're not precise with your tastings,

these booths
could get downright disgusting.

-[Kori] Oh, boy.
-[all groan, laugh]

[Ramsay] Now, the team that
correctly identifies the most ingredients

wins today's huge challenge.

Okay. First up,
it is Nikki and Declan to taste,

and in the booth will be Marc and Jordan.

Right. Let's go, guys. Good luck.

[narrator] Chef Ramsay brings back
the blind taste test every year

to get a closer examination
of each of the chef's palates.

Can you hear me? Okay.

[narrator] Each chef will taste four items

without being able to see
or hear anything.

[Ramsay] Thank you, Marino.

[narrator]
If they get two ingredients wrong,

an ice cream topping
will be dumped on their teammates.

[Jordan] Don't let me down, Nik.

[narrator]
If they continue to get more wrong,

their teammate will get doused
with more ice cream toppings.

Let's start off with something easy.

Chicken.

You nervous?

[Jordan] Nikki's pretty good.

Nicole's first. She has a good palate.
She's a great cook, so I feel confident.

-Chicken, Chef.
-Good job, Declan.

Well done.

It's a squab or duck?

-[buzzer sounds]
-Wrong.

[Jordan] Forget everything I just said.

That is some rookie shit.
What is wrong with you?

It's something we all eat every day.

I feel so confused.

Next up, carrots.

[laughs]

We use carrots for everything,
all the time. This should be an easy one.

Cooked carrots, Chef.

-Well done.
-Yes.

-Is it pear?
-It's carrot.

Nope.

I'm sorry, Jordan.

What happens when Nikki gets it wrong?

Jordan gets drenched
with vanilla ice cream.

-Oh, my God!
-[Kori squeals]

[narrator] It's the first round
of the blind taste test challenge

and Nikki has gone -
in identifying ingredients,

so Jordan…

I'm sorry, Jordan.

…is about to suffer the consequences.

Getting covered in vanilla ice cream.

-[Kori squeals]
-[Adam, laughing] Oh!

[all] Oh!

Oh, Nikki, you assh*le. [chuckles]

That's f*cking cold.

So far, Marc,
the man bun is clean. [chuckles]

Two for Blue, zero for Red. Okay.

This is pear. Open up.

Choo-choo.

-Pear, Chef.
-Well done, Declan.

-Yeah, D!
-Yeah!

She said carrots was pears.
I wonder if she'll say the pear is carrot.

-It tastes just like the last one.
-[Ramsay laughs]

-Apple.
-[laughs] Shit.

f*ck.

Pear. Wrong.

Damn it.

Okay, Christina. Chocolate syrup.

-[Kori] No! [squeals]
-[Adam] Oh, my God! [laughs]

-Blue Team, you're off to a flying start.
-Keep getting those points. We need it.

Declan has a palate.
I give credit where credit is due.

And I'm squeaky clean right now, but, man.

This is some bullshit, man.
It's in my f*cking shoes.

-[all laugh]
-It's like a m*ssacre right now.

[Ramsay] One more, here we go.

Cheddar cheese.

[laughs]

Are the cherries coming out?

I know this. I know this.

I f*cking hope so.

What is wrong with me?

There's gonna be a lot wrong with you
if you get this shit wrong.

-Come on, Nikki.
-I know it's wrong.

Guess I'm just going to say tahini,
even though it's not tahini.

-[buzzer sounds]
-[grunts]

-Cheddar cheese, Chef.
-Yes!

Well done, Declan. Four for four.

I got a four! Nicole got zero!

-What is my problem?
-[Ramsay] Let's go.

Maraschino cherries.

-[Nikki] Jordan!
-[Ramsay laughs]

-[Nikki] I'm so sorry!
-I'm beating your ass when I get up!

I swear to God, I'm beating your ass!

You didn't get nothing right. I'm f-- Ugh!

Get away from me right now, dude.

Like, you-- you put us in the hole
by four. By four!

And you had easy shit, bro. Pears.

Like, come on, man.
You ain't never eaten a pear, Nikki?

[narrator] With the Blue Team
off to a big lead,

Adam and Kori step up to taste

as Declan and Nikki
take their positions in the booths.

Let's start off with something simple.

It is zucchini.

ZZ, open up. Choo-choo.

Ooh.

-Squash?
-[buzzer sounds]

Mango?

-f*ck!
-[Ramsay] Wow.

Next, green beans. An easy one.

Just rolling around the tongue
should identify what that is.

[both] Green beans.

-Yeah!
-[Ramsay] Well done.

Let's put a staple on the spoon.

New York strip.

Mmm. It doesn't have to be New York.
I'll take anything. Rib eye, filet mignon.

-Beef?
-[gasps, sighs]

Come on, Adam.

-Turkey?
-[buzzer sounds]

Declan just looks like a turtle.
He's just sitting there like this.

And you just see his little face
just shrivel into his neck.

He's just all shoulders.

Okay, Declan--

-[groans]
-[Ramsay laughs]

[exhales, laughs]

One more, here we go.

Mushrooms.

-Come on, Kori.
-Mushrooms?

[Ramsay] Good job, Kori.

-Squash?
-Oh, my God.

[Ramsay] Mushrooms. Take the headset off.

[groans]

-[Ramsay] Oh, Declan.
-Oh, D! Oh, no!

[Adam] I'm sorry, buddy.

[groans]

That did not taste like beef or mushrooms.

f*ck you, Adam. Cool it on the smoking.

[both laugh]

Ladies, you gotta come back.
- to the Blue.

Amber and Mary Lou.

Let's start off
with something green and refreshing.

Spinach.

[Mary Lou] Can-- can I guess now?

-Spinach?
-Well done.

-Red Team is catching up.
-Artichoke?

-[Ramsay] Nope.
-f*ck.

You see them every day. Bell pepper.

Choo-choo. Easy.

-Onions?
-Oh!

-Bell pepper.
-Aw!

-Red bell pepper?
-Yeah!

-Well done.
-Nice.

Delicious, fresh cod.

Say cod. Say f*cking cod.

[both] Halibut?

-[buzzer sounds]
-[Ramsay] Oh, damn.

-Cod.
-Damn it! I thought it was cod!

-I need a mint.
-This is for you, D.

-[laughs]
-Off you go.

-[Declan laughing] Yeah!
-[Ramsay] Oh!

[laughs]

-[squeals]
-Oh, my-- [laughs]

I'm going to s*ab you tonight, bitch!

Last one. Let's make it
a little bit more English, shall we?

Fresh peas.
Straight from the Queen's back garden.

-Open up.
-[Cody, Declan laugh]

Is this time to get Adam and Kori
dunked in chocolate sauce?

-No chocolate!
-Peas, Mary Lou. Peas, Mary Lou.

Not please. Peas.

Peas?

-Correct.
-Yes!

Yes! Peas! No chocolate! Yay!

Peas! I think it's peas.

-Congratulations.
-Yes!

-Headset off.
-[Adam] Good job, Amber.

[narrator] It's now
Cody and Jordan's chance

to test their palates.

I can't hear shit. Holy shit.

Blue Team, you have a slight lead.
Let's go.

Broccoli.

Mmm. Choo-choo. [laughs]

That's gross.

-Is that a water chestnut?
-[buzzer sounds]

-Carrot.
-Broccoli.

Oh, d*ck.

[narrator] Cody and Jordan
are evenly matched…

[both] Celery.

-Yeah!
-Well done.

…with neither of them
getting the upper hand on each other.

-Turkey?
-Halibut.

Damn!

-[Mary Lou] Oh, yeah. Okay, there it is.
-[Ramsay laughs]

-I'm sorry.
-This is awful.

Well, might as well. I like ice cream.

It's cold.

Let's go tropics. Pineapple.

Amber, Mary Lou,
there may be chocolate coming shortly.

-Fingers crossed.
-He's got this.

-[both] Pineapple.
-Yeah!

-Well done. Headsets off.
-Yes!

[Ramsay] You've been spared.

-[Cody] I'm sorry.
-[Jordan] I'm not sorry.

[all laugh]

Red Team, you've only got
four members on your team.

I'm giving you the option to decide
who's going for the second time.

Decide amongst yourselves. Let's go.

I think Kori should go again
and I should sit down in that seat.

-I'll go.
-f*ck me up. I deserve it.

Cody, you're in the chair.
Marc, you're tasting.

The score is - .

Will Kori bring it back for the Red Team,

or will Marc bring it home
for the Blue Team?

Let's start off with something easy.
Cauliflower.

[Jordan] You got it, boo-boo.

Oh, jeez. Look at that tongue.
What the f*ck.

-[Declan, Adam laugh]
-[Ramsay] Like a f*cking snapping turtle.

-[chuckles]
-[laughs]

-I'm ready.
-Yeah, you f*cking tell me, you donut.

-Chestnut.
-[buzzer sounds]

-Chestnut?
-[groans]

-Um…
-Come on, Kori.

-Turnip?
-[buzzer sounds]

[Ramsay] Turnip. Oh, damn.

Stand by, Christina. Stand by, Jason.

Here we go.

Strawberry.

Strawberry!

-Yes!
-Good job, mama. Good job.

-Strawberries.
-Yes!

Well done.

It's - . There's only two left.
The best the Red Team can do is tie.

Next one, butternut squash.

Kori has to get them both right
and Marc has to get them both wrong.

-Polenta.
-[buzzer sounds]

[groans]

[Ramsay] It all comes down to this.

Come on, Kori. You know what that is.

[narrator] It's the final round
of the blind taste test challenge,

and the Red Team is down by two
with only two ingredients left to taste.

[Ramsay] Butternut squash.

[narrator] Kori has to get
the next ingredient correct

to keep the Red Team in the game.

[Ramsay] It all comes down to this.

Come on, Kori. You know what that is.

-Pumpkin?
-Nope.

Oh, my God! So f*cking close.

[screams]

-[Cody groans]
-Yeah. Get you some of that.

[groans] Okay.

Well done. Headsets off.

Well done. Blue Team, congratulations.
You have clinched the victory.

Nice work, Marc!

You know this is going to be a good prize.
You just know it.

-Blue Team, well done.
-Thank you, Chef.

Now, get ready
for perhaps our grandest reward yet.

Yes.

-You're about to take off…
-f*ck me.

-…on a helicopter tour…
-Yes.

…through the majestic Grand Canyon.

[all cheer]

Hell, yeah! I've never done that.

Then you're gonna head to Caesars Palace
where you'll spend the evening

in one of the most gorgeous
, -square-foot private villa.

-Yes, baby!
-Yes!

-Hell's Kitchen is closed tonight.
-Yes!

Go and get cleaned up.

-Let's go.
-Thank you, Chef.

[Ramsay] And enjoy the Grand Canyon.
Have fun.

-Thank you, Chef.
-Take it easy.

Man, I've seen none of this country.
For me to see the Grand Canyon?

Holy Mother of God!

And to be in a helicopter?
First time in a helicopter.

I'm ecstatic!

Okay, ladies.

Minutes from now,
we have a humongous beef delivery.

We need to prep steak
ahead of tomorrow night's steak night.

Please go and clean up.

Our meat delivery, literally,
coming down the Strip as we speak.

Yes, Chef.

Jordan, look at the color of you.
What happened?

-She happened.
-J, I'm sorry. I hope you don't hate me.

[Jordan] I have chocolate everywhere.

It's in my shoes. It's in my hair.
It's in my pockets.

-[Nikki] I'm so sorry.
-This is gross.

[Cody] This is your pilot today.

My name is Cody. We'll be departing here
to the Grand Canyon shortly.

[chuckles] Coffee and soda
will be brought around complimentary.

[Declan] Oh, here we go.

[Cody] The Blue Team
finally in their rightful place.

In a helicopter.

-[Adam] Oh! Oh, my God.
-[Declan] Yeah! [laughs]

Wow. That's crazy.

Is this how Chef Ramsay moves around?
This is some absolute baller shit.

-[Marc] Look at those views.
-I can see Hell's Kitchen.

[Declan laughs]

-[Nikki] Break it open, mama.
-[Jordan] Get to butchering.

-[Kori laughs]
-[Nikki] D-d-d-d-damn!

This is a lot of meat.

That's a nice piece of meat.

Bring it on.

Grab the leg,
and whip it around this direction.

[Kori] Careful.

[Jordan] There's no explaining
how heavy these are.

I'm sure that cow completely put together
was at least a ton.

[Nikki] Oh, it's so slippery.

And we have half of it.

We're gonna have to figure something out
to get these beasts inside

'cause we can't just carry it.

Um, we have an extra apron.

[Mary Lou] What, we just do, like,
a pulley system? Tie it up?

Man, that was a great idea.

[Nikki] That would be, uh, helpful.

Bitch is full of them.
You don't even know.

[Jordan] One, two, three.

-[Kori] You girls okay?
-[Jordan] Yeah, this end's fine.

-[all panting]
-[Christina] Is it heavy?

-[all] Yep.
-[Kori] No. Not at all.

Can we slow down? I'm gonna drop it.

-So, like, if I push on it…
-Shit!

-That's not helpful?
-Come on, Chef.

Hold on. I'm holding it
on my knees for a second.

[pilot]

Dude, this is so awesome.

Whatever we're gonna do,
we gotta do it quick.

Pick it up. Come on.

[all panting]

-[Nikki] Shit.
-[Mary Lou] Uh-oh. Apron's coming undone.

-[Nikki] Maybe we should work out.
-[Jordan] I do work out.

[Mary Lou, Kori] I don't.

[pilot] Guys, here we are.
Welcome to the Grand Canyon.

-[Cody] It's really mind-blowing.
-First time for me ever in my life.

Wow, wow, wow.

[Adam] This is so badass.

Oh, and we're just going to casually land
over here? This is so cool.

-Awesome.
-[Adam] What a reward.

[Nikki] Ready? Step up.

One, two, three.

[all grunt]

Push. Get it up over
and then you can slide it.

Get the butt over. Yeah, there you go.

[Nikki panting]

-I'm gonna have a heart attack.
-I'm gonna throw up.

One more time, everybody!

We couldn't have done it
without each other,

but, yeah, another win under the belt.
Fair play. Well done, Blue Team.

-[all] Yeah. Blue Team.
-Congratulations.

[Cody] Anybody understand anything
that Declan says? 'Cause I don't.

-[Marc] Right?
-[laughs]

-[Declan] What a view. What company.
-[Amber] Mm-hmm.

The Blue Team really needed this win.

Hanging out with the guys,
we are really bonding

and just continuing
to get to know each other even better.

And this really is the best reward
we've had so far.

[all, echoing] Go, Blue Team!

[Cody, echoing] Who is yelling over there?

[Nikki] Take a long, long, long time.

[Jordan] Hold still, Nik.
This is gonna be my payback.

You're gonna slap me with it?

I'm so, so embarrassed.

I just kept guessing too.
I don't know what, like, made me--

-Guess in your head. Not out loud.
-I know.

-[Mary Lou] Some people are salty.
-I see that.

[Jordan] I'm a bit salty about that.

-Welcome to Caesars Palace.
-Hello. How are you?

[all] Wow.

Damn! Oh, my God.

This is lavish as hell.
Just the walkway alone.

It's almost bigger
than my apartment in Los Angeles.

[groans] I'm so happy right now.

-Oh, yeah.
-Cocktails as well.

-Cocktail city.
-What can we get for you tonight?

-[Marc] I'll have a Ketel One Cape Cod.
-Sounds good to me.

-[Amber laughing]
-Cheers, my man.

Gents. Ladies.

[Amber, Declan] Cheers.

Okay, baby boy.

Marc, you let your man bun down.

[narrator]
After two very different evenings…

both teams are back in the kitchens

to prep for the evening's
steak night dinner service.

Help me out here.
What's this for for tonight?

To poach the lobster tail in.

Okay. So we poach the tail
and then what do we do with the tail?

Walk it up for the risotto.

-Got it. Thank you.
-Yep.

Marc is a little bit not on point.

He is asking a lot of questions
over and over

which are things that any chef can do.

Any tips you can give me last second?

Just make sure that your pans are hot.

-Marino!
-Sì, Chef.

-Open Hell's Kitchen, please.
-Subito.

It is steak night. Let's go.

[narrator]
It's steak night in Hell's Kitchen

and once again,
it's the hottest ticket in Sin City…

-Hello there, folks. Good evening.
-This is awesome.

…attracting an NFL Hall Of Famer…

-Here's to Hell's Kitchen.
-Absolutely.

…and the Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders.

-Thank you.
-Prego.

[narrator]
Everyone is getting in the spirit…

Go Team Blue!

…as orders are heading into the kitchens.

We'd love crab cake, please.

[women] The truffle risotto. [laugh]

Here we go. Four covers, table .
Two risotto, two scampi, one crab cake.

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-[Ramsay] Good.

-Exactly what I want to see all the time.
-Yes, Chef.

The Red Team keeps getting smaller.
There's only four of us left.

Four stations, four people,
so there's nowhere to hide now.

Nikki, I need lobster all day.

[Nikki] Yep. Three lobsters are down.

First risotto, two and a half minutes.

-Good. Let's go.
-[Jordan] Yes, Chef.

Ladies, let's show 'em what's up.
There's a reason we're all standing here.

What lies on my shoulders is to perform.
Get my team out of the gate strong.

Nikki, how long on that lobster, dude?

Twenty seconds out.
Let me know walking with risotto.

-We'll go together.
-Heard.

-Walking salad for crab cake.
-Yes.

-Okay. I'm walking lobster.
-[Jordan] Risotto walking, Chef.

Risotto, Chef.

Very nice, that risotto.

-Hey! Very nice, the risotto.
-Thank you, Chef.

[Ramsay] Service, please.

Hell, yes.

-To getting apps.
-[diners laugh]

[Ramsay] Okay, Blue Team.
Four covers, table one.

Two risotto, one scampi,
one meatballs. Heard?

-[all] Heard, Chef.
-Let's go.

-Does that look good to you?
-Yep.

I'm so proud to be on this team now.
But I know there's still a few glitches.

-You've got two lobsters dropped, right?
-Yes, Dec. Yes, Dec.

The weakest member
of the group still is Marc.

He's gonna try really hard,
but it's all talk. It's all bravado.

Adam, walk that, please. Just lobster.

-Where's the risotto?
-Right now, Chef.

I've got the lobster.

-Are we talking to each other, Marc?
-How long on the risotto, Declan?

-Very nice risotto.
-Thank you very much, Chef.

-Where's the scampi?
-I got it right here.

Hey. There's no citrus, no seasoning,
there's f*ck all in there.

-Lemon juice, salt.
-[Amber] Heard, Chef.

Speed up, Marc! I've got to f*cking go!

Yo. Knock that rust off, all right?

This is the first ticket,
but that can't happen again, heard? Right?

Yes, Marc?

[Declan] Marc, where are you at now?

Where's the scampi?

-He's not answering me. Marc!
-Yes, Chef?

Where's the scampi? I'm dying here.

Where's the scampi? Oh, my God.

[narrator] It's minutes
into dinner service…

Speed up, Marc! I've got to f*cking go!

…and Marc is struggling
to get his scampi out.

-Come on, Marc, please.
-Yes, Chef.

Right here, Chef.

Good.

Here we go. Table one, yes?

-[woman] Thank you.
-Oh, my God.

[narrator] While the Blue Team
is starting to push appetizers out,

the Red Team
has already moved on to entrees.

Here we go. Four covers, table .
Entree. One salmon, two filet, one veal.

-Heard!
-One salmon, two filet, one veal.

All right!
Mary Lou's hitting up garnish today.

I'm so excited
because, like, garnish runs the kitchen

and I've never worked garnish.

Seven minutes out, Kori. Seven minutes.

I'm the strength.
Do you see this? Gadoosh!

[chuckles]
Do you know which way the truck stop is?

[chuckles] That way.

After that is salmon, filet,
and the next thing is salmon, filet?

I have one salmon up,
resting and waiting to be finished off.

I have two in the pan

-'cause that's all day?
-Yes, Chef.

I worked fish
the very first dinner service.

I had a really hard time

as everybody knows
and everybody continues to talk about.

Look, she's gonna cry.

-What is going on?
-I can't keep it together.

You can't keep it together?

I really have to redeem myself

and show Chef Ramsay
what I'm really made of.

All right. Walking salmon.

Heard.

-Behind, Chef.
-Thank you.

-Salmon beautifully cooked.
-Beautiful. Thank you.

Woosah. Relax.

I'm gonna do it exactly the same way

every single time
for the rest of the night,

and they're all gonna be perfect.

Ladies, great job on communication.

I don't think
I've ever had any salmon this good.

Four covers, table two.

One salmon, one chicken,
one filet, one New York strip.

[all] Heard, Chef. Yes, Chef.

Followed by two New York strip,
one salmon, one veal, yes?

-Yes, Chef.
-Let's go.

[Cody] Yes, Chef.

Steak night tonight,
I'm on the meat station,

which means I will have heavy traffic,

and so, we just gotta talk
and then we're gonna nail it.

Adam. Adam, when you get a second.

I'm going to have five out. Are you, Cody?

-Five out? Yeah.
-[Marc] Okay.

Yo, Adam, can you give me an all-day
on that next ticket we're working?

Adam should be the most vocal person
in the kitchen because he is on garnish,

and he's clammed up f*cking silent.

Adam.

Adam?

I'm, like, spitting sonar
into the f*cking mountains,

and there's just nothing bouncing back.

-How long, please?
-Adam!

Adam, answer him.

Adam, do you got the sides
for these two New York strips?

This chicken and his salmon? Good?

-Yep.
-Perfect.

Come on, Blue Team. For f*ck's sake.

[Cody] Salmon going to the window?

-[Marc] Yes, it is, right now.
-All right.

-Salmon garnish?
-They're coming right now.

Behind you.

Where are you going?
One New York strip, one chicken.

-One New York, one chicken.
-Yeah. Come on, Cody.

It worries me
you just bring me two like that.

-Yes, Chef. My apologies.
-Where's the filet?

-[Declan] Cody, filet.
-Filet.

It's one filet, one New York strip!
Yes? One salmon, one chicken.

Heard. No, I need minutes, Chef.

Hey, Cody, I'm not sending anything
till the f*cking filet's there.

-Yes, Chef.
-It's a steak night!

[narrator] As Cody rushes
to get the filet he forgot to cook,

Chef Ramsay turns his attention
to the ladies in Red.

On order, four covers, table .
One chicken, one veal, two filet.

[all] Heard, Chef.

[Ramsay] Who's driving the ticket?

-I am, Chef.
-Stand out. Let's go.

Filet's about five minutes,
and we're ready to go in eight.

Heard, Chef.

The only way you know how a steak
is cooked perfectly is by the touch.

It's all in the touch.
It's all in the finger.

-[Ramsay] Kori?
-Yes, Chef!

-How long, please?
-Walking, Chef. Walking meat.

-Let's go.
-Thank you.

Behind.

-Very nice, Kori.
-Thank you, Chef.

Little pat on the finger's back.
It's good boy, good boy.

Walking New York, chicken and filet.

Coming in behind.

-Nicely cooked, Kori.
-Thank you, Chef.

Walking. Coming in. Hot.

-Nicely cooked, that chicken.
-Thank you.

Kori's crushing it on meat.
There's just pans everywhere

filled with tenderloins
and chickens and New York strips.

-You good with walking too, Nikki?
-Yes, Chef.

She seems to be working
like octopus woman.

Eight arms. She's on fire.

Walking meats. One New York, two filet.

-[Ramsay] Kori.
-Yes, Chef?

-Come here. Beautifully cooked.
-Thank you, Chef. I'll keep it up, Chef.

-Beautifully cooked, that chicken.
-She's doing great on meat.

[narrator] With Kori's magic touch,

the Red Team is delivering
one perfect entree after another.

-Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy.
-[diners] Thank you.

[woman] It looks delicious.

I like how crispy it is on the outside.

-People around us have gotten their food.
-It's depressing.

[waiter] I feel bad.
I'm gonna take this to them.

[laughter]

Don't be blue. You can have our bread.

-"Don't be blue."
-[all laughing]

I see you staring at us
from across the room.

[laughing] Oh, my God.

-[Ramsay] Where's the filet?
-Right now, Chef.

f*cking hell.

Go, man.

-[man] This is perfect. The wait…
-It's worth the time.

I have died and gone to heaven.

Two salmon, one filet, one veal.
Six minutes to the window.

Yes, Chef!

I'm doing what Adam should be doing.

Adam, get engaged. I'm telling you.
I'm not asking now.

Yes, Chef. I let them know.

[Ramsay] Red Team's communicating,
you guys aren't!

You're staring at each other!

-Grab the veal. Let's go.
-Grab the veal, grab the filet, walk them.

-Salmon ready, Marc?
-Salmon ready right now.

[Declan] Start walking it up.

This is a different type of fish station
tonight 'cause I'm cooking fried eggs.

Never as easy as you think.

I'm cooking this mammoth veal chop.

There's no time to think.
It's coming in so fast!

Fast! Fast! Boom! Boom! Boom!
It just doesn't stop. It doesn't stop.

Fried egg?

Egg ready?

You got the egg, Marc?

Egg's right here. Yes.

Hurry up, please. Let's go.

-I got you, okay? On that egg.
-Thank you.

-Egg!
-Egg coming down now, Chef.

Behind you, Chef.

Hey. f*ck yourselves.

f*ck yourselves.

[narrator] It's an hour
into dinner service…

Egg coming down now, Chef.

Behind you, Chef.

Hey. f*ck yourselves.

…and Chef Ramsay
has spotted a bad egg on the Blue Team.

[Ramsay] That's burnt in there.

Marc, it's poached gently in butter.

Dude, seriously? A fried egg.

My blood boils. Why do I have
to be standing around these turkeys

when I'm trying to soar like an eagle?

Is your head still in the f*cking canyon?
What's going on?

Fish station should be the last station
on steak night

in Hell's Kitchen to go down.

Can you look at a fried egg? No raw white,
and not crispy as f*ck underneath.

[all] Heard, Chef.

-Three minutes, Chef.
-On the veal, four minutes.

f*cking hell. Really?

No one's leading this thing!

All of you, stop. Stop!

Come here. Hey, Blue Team. Come here.

What is going on? He's not talking
to him, and he's not talking to him.

You, you and you need
to get on the same page.

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-Just FYI, come here.

Just listen to this a minute.
Just stand here. Just listen.

I need two filets, one New York,
one chicken, six minutes.

-[Mary Lou] minutes.
-Five until the window. Heard?

[all] Yes, Chef.

Kori is just leading the team
through a successful service.

After that, we have one New York.

[Amber] My God, I miss the Red Team.

One salmon, one New York strip next.

-One salmon, one New York. Five out. Marc?
-I thought it was one salmon, two veal.

Really? Is he serious? Enough's enough!

Marc, what the f*ck is going on?

We are f*cking way off.

-Yes, Chef.
-[Ramsay] Way off!

This is bullshit!

All of you, come here.

Oh, my God.

It isn't the same Blue Team that I had
the other night, let me tell you.

Nothing came together.

As a team, right now, in the dorm,

come up with two individuals
that you could do without.

Is that understood?

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-Pathetic.

We are so much better than this.
How in the hell does this happen?

I'm pretty embarrassed right now. Ashamed.

[exhales sharply]

-Two filet, one salmon, one New York, yes?
-[Kori] Yes, Chef!

-Last table. Keep it going.
-[Kori] All right, girls.

[Christina] Finish strong
on this last table, guys.

-[all] Yes, Chef.
-[Jordan] Let's go, ladies.

-[Kori] Walking meats.
-[Nikki] Right behind, a hot pan.

Wow.

Service, please.

-[Kori] Good job, girls.
-[Jordan] Good night, ladies.

All of you guys were amazing.

It feels great to be on the Red Team.

Blue-- Blue Team?

Oh, shit, they gone.

Cheers to the Red Team.

This is gonna be
an interesting conversation.

Marc, you went down
like a ton of bricks, dude.

The timing situation was a problem.

I was trying to communicate
as much as I could.

Your communication, for me,
it's a deer in the headlights.

If I had a sous chef behaving that way,
I'm sorry, but I would fire them.

I could be on desserts
or in the dining room,

like, "Marc wasn't communicating enough."

You know what I mean?

And I felt I was doing the best
I could to communicate.

It's just frustrating, that's all.

There's just nothing that I can do.
I have to accept that reality.

But still, if Chef asks me for my coat,
you know, I will fight to the end.

Besides Marc, I put up Cody, for sure.

There was food that was sent up
that shouldn't have been sent up.

I know that I f*cked up filets.
That one was me.

Garnish and meat are supposed
to be our two stations

that have the most communication
and are talking and are the loudest.

So you heard Kori when we went over there.

I felt like, with how strong you are
and you being on meat,

you should've just said,
"Everybody, shut the f*ck up."

"This, this, this," and directed.

Once it was in the thick of it,
I just had a piece of meat

that I was constantly either having
to sear or baste and shit like that.

Tonight was like
when you see pillars fall.

So, the pillar that was fish fell
and knocked garnish over,

which knocked over meat.

And then the coliseum crumbles.

I went down third.

I'd say that it's you, Adam,
and I'd say that it's you, Marc.

Adam, you weren't leading,
you were responding.

And that's the main reason for me.

No man is an island. And tonight, for me,
you were just an island there again.

I could see that you weren't answering,
across from Cody like that, for sure.

Yeah, I mean, I'm trying
to do million things.

We all are.

I had asked you to make the egg.
Underneath, it was-- it was over--

-[Adam] It was brown.
-It was burnt to f*ck.

An egg shouldn't look like that
on the bottom at all.

[Adam] It wasn't my job to cook the egg.

The only problem that I had tonight
was how much I had to help out Marc.

I'm helping eggs, I'm helping fish,
I'm helping scampi.

You're asking about veal,
you're asking about all this shit.

And I'm trying to do all this stuff,
but I don't--

If you're not jelling and communicating,
I just feel like

you don't want to be a part of the team
because you don't want to help.

I know that. I'm not saying I didn't.
I'm not saying anything.

-I'm not trying to argue with you.
-I'm not arguing with you.

-Okay. I'm just telling you--
-Okay. You're telling me.

-Blue Team, have you reached a consensus?
-[all] Yes, Chef.

Amber,
the Blue Team's first nominee and why.

Yes, Chef.
Our first nomination tonight is Marc,

due to his lack of communication again

as well as a little bit
of his cooking skills.

Blue Team's second nominee and why.

Our second nomination this evening…

…is Adam, Chef.

Adam was on garnish station
and was not vocal this evening, Chef.

Okay. Marc, Adam, step forward, please.

Why should you, Adam,
stay in Hell's Kitchen?

Uh, Chef, I believe I should stay here
because I'm passionate. I'm hardworking.

I've been a spine for this team
since the beginning.

Tonight was the only service that I had

where I had a little hiccup here
with communication.

I would've been more vocal
if I could've just stayed focused

on what was going on.

I don't feel responsible
for the whole service.

But if you can't be vocal on garnish,

how are you gonna run a brigade
of chefs?

Heard.

[Ramsay] Marc, why do you think
you should stay in Hell's Kitchen?

Um, Chef, for multiple reasons.

I've shown extreme adaptability
in the face of adversity.

Um, I've been a great supporter
of my team at any moment,

with my team working against me.

I felt like I was getting, uh, times
that were impossible for me to match.

He's lying.

So you're saying that the fish
wasn't the weakest station tonight?

-No, Chef.
-What was?

It was absolutely garnish and meat
tonight. Anybody can see that.

Chef, I'm the most passionate, versatile,
most creative chef in this competition.

I want it the most, Chef.
I can go the distance.

[distorted]
I've shown the ability to adapt.

I'm here to fight, and I've still tried
to be as best team player as I can.

That's why I should stay.

[exhales]

My decision is…

…Adam.

f*ck.

[Ramsay] Take off your jacket, young man.

I put you in the garnish.

That was the one position tonight

that I thought
you were gonna shine and nail it.

When I give you that responsibility,
you can't step backwards.

-[Adam] Yes, Chef.
-You need to step up.

-Tonight, you did not step up.
-Yes, Chef. I understand.

-Thank you.
-Thank you so much.

-Appreciate it.
-Good night.

Thank you, man.

[Adam] Tonight was the one time
I slipped up.

It was just the wrong time to slip up.

I felt like I fought my ass off here
and I did a lot of great stuff.

I was a huge asset to the Blue Team.

I'm just disappointed
in Chef Ramsay's decision,

but, you know, in the end,
that's, uh-- It's his call.

Marc, back in line.

Tonight, the Red kitchen
had by far the best service,

and last service
was the best-performing service

from the Blue Team.

Can we just have the best service
from both kitchens

on the same f*cking night?

-Piss off.
-[all] Yes, Chef.

They think they're real cute,
you know? Real smug.

"Yeah, we're just gonna send
Marc up there," you know?

I've been up four times, undeservingly.

Not only am I still here,

but I will continue
to do whatever it takes to win.

Oh, f*ck, that was a mistake.

In the words of Declan,
"You either lead, follow, or f*ck off,"

and, Marc,
you don't have a choice any more.

[Declan] Where are we talking about this?
I can't believe it.

We have to carry this fucker again.

And if we don't,
it's all coming back on us.

This is a nightmare.

[Ramsay]
Adam started off the competition strong,

but, unlike his beard,
Adam stopped growing.

[narrator] Next time on Hell's Kitchen…

Here, look. It's not even on.

-It was off.
-Who the f*ck turned it off?

Never in the entire time
I've been here on Hell's Kitchen

has my stove top turned off.

So who turned it off?

[narrator] Is it a simple mistake…

-Cody made the last risotto.
-Cody did?

…or an act of sabotage?

It was just so blatant.

-Where are we talking about this?
-I'm not talking right now.

-I bet you're not.
-Cody, no. Let's just take a breather.

[narrator] It has the Blue Team…

-I've been cool with you guys!
-You've been f*cking up since last--

Should we even open the door?

…seeing red.

-Hold the f*ck on.
-You watch how the f*ck you talk to me.

[narrator] All next time,
on an expl*sive episode…

Dude, the whole night went down
because of you.

-I won't talk to him!
-We are done.

…of Hell's Kitchen.